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Hello Group, First post here so be gentle. I'm wondering if anyone has already tried what I'm about to do. I have a 55hp diesel that peaks at 4000rpm. what I...
Repost from EVWorld Forum <ref1>. Toyota quietly unveiled a Prius prototype this year that is both PHEV and V2G capable. It was included in Toyota's...
For some years, Renault has made electric and hybrid versions (called the "Electri'cite" and "Elect'road") of its popular Kangoo mini-minivan, although they...
As daunting as the world energy situation is, there are numerous ways to address it and new methods are popping up each day. One reason for focusing on the...
Sen. Lieberman plans biofuel PHEV bill: legislative breakthrough This is by far the most specific and far-reaching proposal to date. -- Press release followed...
bcc: various If we strive to use objective "SI" ("International Standard") units for measuring something as scientifically important as mileage, than it is...
Someone made this reply to me in email. I thought it made a decent point, but why they were trying to hide it from the world, I don't know. A glance around...
While we are changing the measure of efficiency of cars, let's use a measure which is linear in power used instead of distance traveled. Kilowatt-hours per...
Europeans also measure fuel useage in liters per 100 kilometers, so
this is a familiar measure for them. We in the US do it the other way
around (Miles per...
Well actually Renault never really sold the hybrid Kangoo in the first place. Only a small number of selected companies were offered an access to the vehicle. ...
IMHO they just parked a regular Prius in the garage along with the golf cart NEV. If Toyota had a grid-chargeable prototype they'd be out testing it somewhere,...
It is similar to the Ward-Leonard system, look at the following link: http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/webmain/0BBFA53F0255EF8F8625681E0072D648...
This is very encouraging! It has been 3 years since I began promoting biofuel PHEV vehicles at my site at http://www.renewableelectricity.com/alliance.htm...
While he does say, as mentioned your excerpts, "These vehicles could be in your garage within a couple of years." he also says "My bill mandates that within...
... Sounds familiar. I wonder if, like GM and their better-kilometrage-vehicles, Renault has then turned around and declared defeat because consumers didn't...
Yes, it does make sense to give these ideas a try, in my view. It is not power as Ken mentions but energy per distance driven, ....so I think Ken suggests...
There's a good little bit on these two vehicles, which seem to have the same 268 hp hybrid drivetrain, in the November 2005 Consumer Reports, pp. 70-71. The...
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/12864723.htm Posted on Mon, Oct. 10, 2005 Hybrids catch U.S. eye Suppliers making inroads after foreign domination ...
Thought these might be of interest to some Prius+ folks... Ovonics NiMH modules used in the EV-1 and E-10 for sale... Victor, looking for specs and such ...
In a message dated 10/12/2005 5:23:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, d0li0@... writes: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/50019 Hi, Do...
Looks like this news has two aspects... 1. They have received a grant (always a good thing when you're a small not-for-profit trying to accomplish your...
The Highlander Hybrid lacks a few bells and whistles from the Lexus 400h (i.e. back-up camera), but offers 7 passenger seating (5 adults plus two young kids),...
Hi, I've owned a Prius since Dec. 2000 and am interested in how it might be converted to a "gridable" hybrid. Thanks, George __________________________________...
... Unfortunently I think you'll first want to trade up to a 2004 or newer version of the Prius. Then you can get the EDrive systems upgrade kit for an...
